It travelled through Berwick and Bamburgh before stopping overnight in Alnwick, where an evening celebration event was held in The Pastures below Alnwick Castle.

On the morning of Friday 15, the torch convoy left Alnwick and passed through Hipsburn, Warkworth, Amble, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and Choppington, before moving on to Stakeford, Morpeth, Bedlington and Blyth, before heading into Tyneside. It then progressed along the North Tyneside coast before heading into Newcastle and taking in iconic locations such as St James' Park and Northumberland Street before finishing with a spectacular showdown on the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside.

It returns to Northumberland on Saturday, June 16, when it journeys from Blaydon into Prudhoe and then on to Stockfield, Hexham and Riding Mill.

Along the Northumberland route, schools will be encouraged to get heavily involved with the torch relay and local communities will be urged to organise their own celebrations.

The torch travelled through Gateshead on the morning of Saturday, June 16, starting with an abseil at The Sage Gateshead before it took to the streets. The route took in Hillgate, Bridge Street, Oakwell Gate, Eastway, Gateshead Highway, Park Lane and the Felling bypass, before giving spectators the unique opportunity to watch the flame as it completed a lap around the track at Gateshead International Stadium. It then visited the Angel of the North and travelled through Chowdene as it journeyed to the streets of Hertford and Trafford, and then on to Smithy Lane before moving on to the Blaydon leisure and primary care centre and along Shibdon Road.

Local people welcomed the flame to their streets and celebrated the achievements of the inspirational torchbearers.

The torch convoy will light up 20 communities across County Durham after it arrives in Consett just after 4pm on Saturday, June 16. It moves on to Tow Law, Esh and Langley Park on its way to the county council-hosted evening celebration event in Durham City that evening.

Here are the approximate times that the Torch will be travelling through the North East:

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